Free rides and safe driving tips for New Year’s Eve

Say goodbye to 2016, and hello to 2017, with Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) and Miller Lite Free Rides on New Year’s Eve. This marks the 29th year of the public service program.

Thanks to Miller Lite, free MCTS bus rides will begin at 8:00 pm on Saturday, Dec. 31, with routes running until the end of regularly scheduled service. Several popular bus routes will have extended service until 4:00 am. Extended routes (GoldLine, GreenLine, BlueLine, Routes 14, 15, 19, 21, 27 & 30) will run their normal routes except Route 14, which will end at 74th & Holmes, and Route 19 will extend service only on S.13th Street.

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Although no one really knows what the new year will bring, everyone who will be out celebrating on New Year’s weekend can take steps to make sure 2017 does not start with a drunken driving arrest or a serious crash.

“Last year, the new year began tragically with two traffic deaths during the holiday period from December 31 to January 3. This year, our goal is zero traffic fatalities,” says David Pabst, director of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Bureau of Transportation Safety.

To combat drunken driving, law enforcement agencies across the state will be out in force for the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign, which began December 15 and runs through New Year’s Day.